Lemuel Walter
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Goshen, (in Litchfield County) Oct. 26. Run away from his Father, Henry Walter, of said Goshen, on the 24th of Instant October, a Lad named Lemuel Walter, about 19 Years of Age, about 5 Feet 9 Inches high, wears his own brown Hair, had on, and took with him, a home-made, plain cloth Coat, bigest Part blue, the fore Parts lined with Red, a brown, broad-cloth Vest, lined with home-made, striped Flannel, a brown Beaver Hat, a Pair of brown worsted stockings, a Pair of blue and white home-made ditto, a Pair of brass Buckles, one of the Tungs tied with a String, one striped, and one check'd Linen Shirt, and one white Shirt, and one Pair of striped Trowsers. Whoever shall take up said Lad, and secure him in any of his Majesty's Goals, and inform his Father where he is, so that he may have him again, shall have Three Dollars Reward, and all necessary Charges paid by me, HENRY WALTER.
Citation
Henry Walter, advertisement for Lemuel Walter, Connecticut Courant, November 2, 1767, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4448.